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CVE-2005-3120

Publication date 17 October 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via certain article headers containing Asian characters that cause Lynx to add extra escape (ESC) characters.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lynx 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.8.5-2ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.8.5-2ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.8.5-2ubuntu1
lynx-cur 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.8.6-18
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.8.6-18
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.8.6-18

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-206-1
    • Lynx vulnerability
    • 17 October 2005

Other references